FIRST AID
GUIDE 1 Check
for Hazards
1. Check and neutralise hazards to victim, yourself and
bystanders before treating victim. Check for:
• Falling objects
ADULT
RESUSCITATION • Incoming traffic
• Fire and Fumes
• Electricity
• Spilled chemicals
4 Check Airway
1. Check airway of an unresponsive victim.
2. Open victim’s mouth and look for obstructions without
tilting the head back.
3. If there is any obstruction or fluid, roll victim into
recovery position and clear mouth and airway.
4. Check breathing while victim is in recovery position.
5. If no obstruction, leave victim on their back.
Check for Breathing
1. Open the airway by lifting the chin and tilting the head
back. Do not press on the back of the neck.
2. Look at the victim’s chest – is it rising and falling?
3. Listen for breathing - place your ear near victim’s face.
4. Feel for moving air on your cheek when near victim’s
nose and mouth.
5. Place one hand on their stomach to feel it rise and fall.
This indicates normal breathing.
A. Normal breathing is a minimum of 2 breaths per
10 seconds.
B. If victim IS breathing; put them into recovery position.
C. If the victim IS NOT breathing; call for medical
assistance immediately. Start doing full Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation and then get a defibrillator.
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2 Check Level
of Response
1. Check whether victim is conscious or not.
2. Ask them to open their eyes. Call their name (if known).
3. Firmly squeeze the victim’s shoulders and ask them to
squeeze your hand.
4. Do not move the victim unless there is a hazard that may
course further harm.
5 Recovery Position
1. If breathing normally, put victim into recovery position.
2. To avoid possible lower back injury, roll victim away from
you if possible.
3. Place the victim’s arm furtherest away from you at right
angles to their body.
4. Gently bring the victim’s feet together and cross their
ankles over in the direction you are going to roll them.
5. Place their arm closest to you diagonally across their
chest and place their fingers under their neck.
6. Slide your hand under their neck from their nearside so
that you can hold their fingers in place.
7. Place your forearm under their shoulder nearest to you
and your other hand on their hip.
8. Roll them onto their side and position the top leg at
90 degrees to stabilise them.
9. Check the airway again to ensure the victim is still
breathing. Re-check every two minutes and document
incident.
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3 Call for Help ‘000’
1. You should call emergency services immediately.
2. Ask someone with you, or a bystander, to call for help
while you respond to victim. If you are alone,
stay with victim and call emergency
services yourself.
3. Be ready to provide information
regarding your location and incident.
6 Performing CPR
1. Place victim on their back on a firm, flat surface.
2. Kneel so that you are 90 degrees to victim’s upper body,
with your knees shoulder width apart.
3. Place your hands, one atop the other, on victim’s sternum
(centre of chest). Compress chest 1/3 depth, at a rate of
approx. 100 - 120 compressions per minute.
4. After 30 compressions open victim’s mouth and tilt head
back to open airway.
5. Use face shield/pocket mask and blow in victim’s mouth.
Look if chest rises. Stop and repeat for 2nd breath.
6. Continue cycle of 30 compressions to two breaths (30:2)
7. Call for a defibrillator.
8. If unable to perform rescue breaths, perform continuous
chest compression CPR only, until help arrives.
9. Continue performing CPR until: help arrives, victim shows
signs of response, AED says so, you cannot continue due
to exhaustion, or, there is danger.
7 Defibrillation
1. Use an AED (Automated External
Defibrillator) if it is available in
your facility. Follow provided
instructions.